Badge



7 June 24, 1930. Y J. JACHENS 1,768,067

BADGE Filed Aug. 27, 1928 NVENTOR. I 4, 4

414?; .4, ATTORNEY Patented June 24, 1939 BADGE Application filed.August 27, 1928. Serial No. 302,197.

This invention relates to improvements in badges and more particularlyto the stick pins and fastening means thereof. Among the objects of theinvention; are to provide fastening means for badges, brooches, bar pinsand the like, that will be simple, strong and effective. Another objectis to combine the pin hinge and latch therefor in an integral piece, toreduce the cost of 1 production and assembly. A further object is toprovide a safety lock combined with the latch that will not interferewith the locking of the pin, but will effectively prevent itsdisengagement. Other objects and advantages will appear as thedescription progresses.

In this specification and the accompanying drawings the invention isdisclosed in its present preferred form, but I do not wish to.

be understood as limiting it to this form as it may be embodied in otherforms, and in the claims following the description it is desired tocover the invention in whatsoever form it may be embodied.

In the accompanying one sheet of drawings Fig. 1 is a greatly enlargedisometrical perspective view of the reverse side of a badge havingattaching means affixed thereto in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail in end elevation of the latch and lockingmeans for the attaching pin. e

Fig. 3-is a similar detail of the same in plan view looking down uponit.

Fig. 4 is a similar detail in longitudinal section in elevation of theintegral pivot structure of the pin hinge.

Fig. 5 is a similar detail in planview from above.

Fig. 6 is a plane view of the perforated hinge blank before forming.

In detail the construction illustrated in the drawings, referring toFig. 1, comprises the badge X which may be of any desired shape.

The fastener comprises a base plate 1, of

any shape best suited to be sweated, riveted, welded or otherwise fixedto the badge X. At one end this plate is flared out, see Fig. 6,to formthe hinge shrouds 22. In blanking the base plate the hinge end isperforated transversely at 8-3 to form the pivot bar 4.

In the forming dies the shrouds 2-2 are bent upward at right angles tothe plane of the base plate on the lines 5-5. The space 6, between theshrouds is equal to the diameter of the stick pin 7. In the same formingoperation the pivot bar 4 is forcedupward between two arcuate portionsof the male and female dies, which gives it the position and the crosssection shown in Fig. 4 between the shrouds 2-2.

The pin 7 is conventional and has the sharpened end 8. The other end isbent into an open eyelet 9, see dotted lines Fig. 4, with an extension10 converging toward the body of the pin, leaving a space at 11 equal toor slightly less than the cross section. of the pivot 4, from whence itis bent downward at 12 so that the end rests upon the plane of the baseplate.

This form gives the body of the pin an.

oblique elevation above the latch, so that the pin is sprung downwardunder tension when the badge is fastened on the wearer.

In blanking the base plate the outline of the latch hook 13 and theretaining lug 14 are out. In the forming operation the hook is bentupward at right angles to the plane of the base plate and the lug 14bent laterally, see Figs. 2-43. The plane of the hook 18 issubstantially parallel with the pivot lug 14. When the pin 7 is bentdownward it swings into the throat of the hook 13 and is latched thereinin the conventional manner, by its own outward tension.

A safety lock is provided to prevent the accidental unlatching of thepin. This lock comprises a properly blanked plate 15, having a slot 16perforated thereth-r'o'ugh to ass the contour of the hook 13 and theretaining lug 14. The side flange 17 is bent upward the axis of.

at right angles to the lock plate 15, to lie against the outerside ofthe hook 13.

The front edge 18 of this flange rises in a cam-like curve adapted to beengaged by the P pin 7 enters the throat of the hook.

The top ofthe flange has a depresslon at 19 that lies beneath the pin 7From thence the flange falls away in a graceful curve back'to the planeof the lock plate 15.

to'push the flange 15 backward as the At the rear th' V i the p urnedhah dl a is ed with u I (ll tllQ m1 and Om ateral extension X preventsthe slot again registering te den the hook is and lug 14,

when the lug 14 abuts the end of the stop lug 21, see Figs. 23. V a

The apex 22 of theflange 17 is high enough to cause a frictionalresistance in passing underthe pin 7 in sliding the locking plate tolockand unlock the pin in its engagement with thelatch hook.

There are many advantages in forming the pin hinge and latch integralwith the attachingplate 1. Primarily it cheapens the i construction andassembly of the parts and assures their proper relation and alinement.The lateral area of the plate 1 assures ample soldering surface orlateral rigidity if it is riveted to the plate. The cost of the extrametal is much less than the labor incidental to handling and assemblingthe separate parts of the hinge and the latch when formed and attachedto the badge separately.

The integral pivot bar 4 is especially desirable and economical. Incombinationwith the extended shrouds 22 guiding the extension 10 of thepin, with the integral pivot,

, the pin is given great lateral stability. If

it is desired the shrouds 22 can be pinched together to exert frictionalcontact with the pm. I

It is obvious that the individual merits of the hinge and the latch willnot be minimized by their separation. This may be desirable in finejewelry or other conditions where the base platel may interfere with thedesign.

For greater rigidity of the base plate 1,its edges may be flangedupwardly, see Fig. 2. This has the further advantage of forming a filletof solder at this edge when the plate is sweated to the badge, and alsoprevents the solder creeping onto the top of the plate 1.

The pin 7 is assembled in the hinge by extending the point beneath thebar 4, the point beingdirected away from the latch hook, until theeyelet 9 engages the bar. The pin is then swung upward and forwardtoward Such a d pted t Parts are so t lid loclr fllletfinger Hall Of heweare 13221 3 dn'ficuft' t0 assemble iiiithiii tli are Ver pin 7 ggzdiiig tilkta fidh forth under 22 1 51 13 1 st limits of such articl es35% d ae 00k e es 1S ock plate is is d 23 1 oivetil-1 thp hook fi fi z gt i P 2 3 Ina ic the zigfi gg gi he latch lock auto- 65 t 16 1 11 1S eent 1 b e semble b t e In e14; Aft V C Gil-P1110 th b a d 6 11g 14 on h h1 e he 1 t r n ck u w 1 oocfmd a In 24 Stop In 21 b1 er P 6 1S p acedthe r P mm the mammal ent g anked on the lock plate 15 is prmlng theslot '16, see Fig. 3. l ii e dit ei f The badge is attached by passingthe pin 7 7 through a pleat in the clothing of the wear-v er andlatching the end 8 under the hook 13, then forcing the handle 20 forwardto slide the locking flange 17 under the pin as de scribed.

Having thus described this invention what I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent is: I

1. A badge fastener comprising a pin pivot and a pin latch hook fixed toa badge; a stick pin engaging said pivot and latch hook; a lock platesurrounding and slidable beneath a retaining lug on said hook and havinga flange adapted to engage said pin.

2. A badge fastener comprising a pin pivot comprising a plate attachedto a badge bent to form lateral shrouds and a continuous pivot formedintegral with said shrouds; a latch hook attached to said badge; and astick pin engaging said pivot and latch hook.

3. A badge fastener comprising a base plate transversely slotted toforma pivot bar, and having its edges bent up to form integral shroudsat the opposite ends of said pivot bar, and a latch hook on the oppositeend of said base plate, and a stick pin engaging said pivot and adaptedto swing into engagement with said hook.

4. A badge fastener comprising a base plate transversely slotted to forma pivot bar and having its edges bent up to form integral shrouds'at theopposite ends of said pivot bar, and a latch hook integrally formed onthe opposite end of said base plate, a stick pin engaging said pivot andhook, and a lock plate surrounding said lug and slidable beneath saidpin.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto af

